Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner

Ice buckets on top of ice machine stored where the food contact surface is facing upwards, manager flipped items. Corrected On-Site

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils

One drink on prep table in back prep area

One drink on shelf above cooks line

Employees moved drinks. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic – Equipment in poor repair

Multiple cutting boards on cooks line and hanging on clean dish rack with multiple score/cut marks. Repeat Violation

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside

Back door in kitchen.

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses

On reach in cooler drawers between grill and fryer.

Basic – In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses

Scoop in sanitizer bucket at beginning of cooks line, manager removed scoop. Corrected On-Site

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust

Reach in cooler drawers gaskets are soiled. nPlastic wrap soiled between cooks line and fajita wooden plates on server alley. nFans blowing in prep are and cooks line soiled. nHood filters in fryer/salamander area soiled. nRice bulk container exterior is soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name

Spray bottle on cooks line next to bbq, operator labeled as oil. Corrected On-Site

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. nrice (46F – Cold Holding); coleslaw (48F – Cold Holding); corn salsa (47F – Cold Holding); pico (46F – Cold Holding) items in cooler no longer than 4 hours, items made previous days, operator placed ice on items. Rice 39, corn salsa 40, pico 37, coleslaw 40. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime

Interior salamander on cooks line. nMultiple cutting boards on cooks line and clean dish rack stained. Repeat Violation